As a contractor I can see different approaches across companies. Some go for quality over delivery, some for delivery over quality. What I rarely see is balance

As a contractor I can see different approaches across companies. Some go for quality over delivery, some for delivery over quality. What I rarely see is balance. There should be a sweet spot somewhere there. Great developers though will produce quality code right off the bat but these developers are costly and you'd need most of your team to consist of those. Its possible to get things done and deliver quality code at the same time. You just need to know which corners can be rounded and when. Edit: Just to be clear, nobody sets out intentionally and says "lets favour delivery over quality" or vice versa. Its an approach manoeuvred by the personalities in charge and the team as a whole.